Question

1. Many a time people feel fatigue because of poorly designed workspaces. Your desk,
your chair, your computer and keyboard the placement, height, and angle of each of
them – play a crucial role in preventing muscle and eye strain. That is what has given rise to
an interest in the study of ergonomics. It is the applied science of equipment design at the
workplace. Ergonomics is intended to reduce fatigue and discomfort for people sitting and
working in offices.
2 So why does it make sense for organizations to follow ergonomic principles? In a
recent study, it has been found that over 60% of individuals diagnosed with Repetitive Strain
Injury (RSI) had received no training in strain injury at their offices and another 30% had
received incorrect ergonomic advice.
3 Another interesting find has been that employees who turn up to work in spite of
being in pain can cause massive productivity losses amounting to thousands of dollars
annually. Research findings have shown that most offices in India are operating with
furniture that is a mismatch to the highly networked work culture that exists and there is
hardly any awareness among employees about ergonomics and how it impacts them. This
has resulted in an alarming 71% of employees suffering from rapidly spreading Musculo
Skeletal Disorders (MSD). The symptoms are back pain, shoulder pain of varying intensity,
leading to lowering of productivity of employees at work.
4 To counter this problem, some companies have created volunteers who are part of a
‘train and trainers’ initiative. They act as custodians of their bays and monitor their
colleagues’ postures and advise them on a day-to-day basis.
5 Talking about the part that employees can do to make their workplaces comfortable,
some experts say that from an employee’s perspective having knowledge of what is a safe
working position, and what are the right ways of relieving fatigue, how the current set-up
can be optimized, what simple solutions can be incorporated, can go a long way in creating
a stress-free environment with healthy employees.
(a) The study of ergonomics is essential in workplaces because it:
(i) plays a crucial role in preventing muscle and eye strain.
(ii) is intended to increase fatigue.
(iii) causes massive productivity gains.
(iv) cannot create a stress-free environment.
(b) To create a stress-free environment with healthy employees, organisations:
(i) need to follow ergonomic principles.
(ii) must train the employees the science of ergonomics.
(iii) should engage specialist to detect the MSD (Musculo Skeletal Disorders).
(iv) are intended to look into the poorly designed workspaces.
(c) Ergonomics is the applied science of ………………………………… design at the
workplace.
(d) The symptoms of MSD (Musculo Skeletal Disorders) are back
………………………………… pain.
(e) To counter the problem of ergonomics, some organisations have created
………………………………… who are part of a ‘train and trainers’ initiative.
(f) Your desk, your chair, your computer and keyboard are the indispensable
components of ergonomics. (True/False)
(g) Individuals diagnosed with RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) and MSD (Musculo Skeletal
Disorders) have a congenial, stress-free environment in the organisation.
(True/False)
(h) The right ways of relieving fatigue and discomfort for people sitting and working in
offices is to design workspaces ergonomically. (True/False)

Answer 1

Answer:

true

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Answer 2

Answer:

The right ways of relieving fatigue and discomfort for people sitting and working in office is to design workspaces ergonomically